Cigarette and cigar holder



p 1937- J. P. KIERNAN 2,093,760

I CIGARETTE AND clGAR HOLDER Filed June 20, 19 35 2 Sheets-Sheet l wuvg:TOR BY ATTORNEYS.

Sept. 21, 1937. J. P. KIERNAN 2,093,760

CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOLDER Filed June 20, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORPatented Sept. 21, 1937 PATENT. OFFICE CIGARETTE AND clean HOLDER JamesP. Kiel-nan, Derby, Conn. Application June 20, 1935, Serial No. 27.498

.3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in smokersequipment and has particular relation to a cigarette and cigar holder.

An object of the invention is to provide a com- 5 bined cigarette holderand ash tray which will permit smoking at a distance from the burningtobacco.

Another object is to providev a combined cigarette holder and ash traywhich permits smoking at a distance through a flexible tubularconnection having a mouthpiece at one end and which holder may bedisposed on any suitable support as a table or the like therebypermitting smoking in bed without danger of fire.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a considerationof the following detailed description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings wherein satisfactory embodiments of the inventionare shown. However, it will be understood that the invention is notlimited to the details disclosed but includes all such variations andmodifications as fall with- I in the spirit of the invention and thescope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: I

Fig. 1 is a top plan viewshowing a combined cigarette and cigar holderand ash tray constructed according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 isa side elevational. view thereof with parts broken away to showdetails of construction;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing a dififerent construction of holder apart of the latter being broken away to show inner construction;

Fig. 4 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation and showing adifferent form of tray or supporting member; and

Fig. 5 a top plan view of the device of Fig. 4.

Referring in detail to the drawings and at first particularly to Figs. 1and 2 at it is shown a tray comprising any suitable material such as ablock of metal hollowed out or dished in its upper surface as at H andpreferably having its lower surface l2 fiat as shown so as to restsolidly on a support, although this construction is not necessary andmay be varied. One or more pas sages l3 are formed through the tray 89extending through the upper surface and the upright side wall thereof.In such passages as are in use or as are to be used suitable holders areconnected. Such holders may be cigarette or cigar holdersgenerally-designated M or they may be in the nature of pipe bowls forthe smoking of pipe tobacco and in the drawings generally designated Theholders Id preferably each include an inner tubular portion l6 screwthreaded into the upper end of a'passage l3 and having screw threadedinto its outer end a small diameter tubular memher I! at its outer endprovided with a head-like portion l8 having its outer surface tapered atIS. A coil spring 20 is disposed about the member l1 and at its inner orlower end bears against the outer end of the tubular portion [6 and atits outer end bears against an internal shoulder 2| of an outer tubularmember 22 having a socket 23 in its upper or outer end. When the partsare assembled the head portion I8 of the tubular member I! forms thelower end of the socket 23 and has its outer inclined surface againstthe inclined surface portion 24 of the shoulder 2| thereby preventingthe spring 20 from moving the member 22 beyond its outer or normalposition and forming a tight connection so there will be a good draftthrough the cigarette.

From'an inspection of Fig. 2 it will be clear that when the holder isbeing used for the smoking of a cigarette or the like the spring 20pressing outwardly against the shoulder portion 2i of the outer tubularmember 22 keeps the members l6 and 22 in extended relation. The mouthportion of the cigarette designated 25 is inserted into the socket 23and for the smoking of the cigarette a-flexible tube 26 isconnected'with the portion of the passage [3 opening through thevertical side wall of the tray l0 and smoke is drawn through said'tubeby suction applied by the smoker. Such tube at its outer end may beprovided-with a mouthpiece 21 and at its other end is partially receivedin an attaching member 28 the small or reduced end 29 of which may bethreaded into the lateral portion of the passage ill, or may be taperedwithout threads to fit the ,opening. a

With this arrangement when the device is being used the tray Ill may bedisposed on any suitable support at a distance from the smoker so thatthe smoke from the burning cigarette or the like will not rise in thesmokers face or get into his eyes or otherwise cause annoyance. The,tray may be disposed on any stand or table or the like or attached toany fixed support on a car, bed or the like by any suitable bracket orattaching means (not shown). If the device is in use while a smoker isin bed the tray l0 might be on a bedside table and so there would be nodanger of the bed being set afire by sparks from the burning tobacco..In this connection attention is again directed to the drawings whereinit is noted that the holder It extends upwardly over the tray and isinclined so that any ashes falling from a burning cigarette or the likewill fall into the tray. As the holder is inclined the ash automaticallyfalls into the tray when it reaches a suflicient length to give thenecessary weight to detach it.

The holders M constructed as shown in the drawings and as abovedescribed include an ejector feature. -When a smoker has finished with.a cigarette he need only draw or press downwardly on the outer tubularmember 22 so as to force it back over the fixed inner tubular members itand l! as suggested by the dotted lines in Fig. 2 in order to eject thestub of the cigarette from the holder. As the member 22 is forced backto the dotted line position the memher i! remains stationary with theresult that the cigarette stub is prevented from moving with the member22 so that the latter is in effect moved back off the stub and thelatter will fall into the tray ID as suggested by the dotted lines inFig. 2. The flexible tube 26 may be of any convenient length and mayinclude an inner portion or lining 30 of rubber and an outer covering 3|of silk or the like. Byunscrewing, the holders H as well as theconnecting means 28, may readily be removed from the tray In.

Fig. 3 shows a modified construction of holder generally designated 34and including an inner tubular member 35 having its inner or lower endportion 36 threaded into the inlet portion of a passage !3. The outerportion 31 of the member 35 is screw threaded and is relatively thickwalled and the opening through said member is of less diameter than thatof the cigarette. An outer tubular member 58 is internally screwthreaded in one of its end portions while its outer end portion isinternally smooth providing a socket 39 to receive one end of acigarette. The member 38 is partially threaded onto the member 35 asshown in Fig. 3 and thereafter an end of a cigarette may be insertedinto the socket 39 and the cigarette smoked. When the stub is to beejected from the holder the outer tubular member 38 is screw threaded orturned back on the member 35 to or toward the dottedline position andthis results in the socket portion 38 being drawn inwardly or back overthe outer portion of the member 35 so that the cigarette .structlon oftray although otherwise the device of these figures is the same as thatof Figs. 1 and 2. In Figs. 4 and 5 the tray is generally designated 40and comprises a base or body portion 4| of wood, metal or other suitablematerial hollow in its upper side so as to removably receive a dish 42of metal, glass or other fireproof material. The body 4| is flat on itsunderside so as to rest firmly on any support and it will be clear thatany ashes falling from a cigarette in the holder M will fall into theremovable dish 42. This same is true of a cigarette stub ejected fromthe holder 14 by forcing the outer member 22 of said holder rearwardlyin the manner above described.

With the arrangement of Figs. 4 and 5 it will be apparent that the traymay be easily emptied of ashes, stubs and the like since it is notnecessary to move the body of the tray or any holder or tube connectedtherewith and the dish 42' may simply be pickedout of the tray andemptied in a suitable receptacle. Tray 40 in its body portion 4| has oneor more passages 13a corresponding with the passage 13 in the tray Hi.

It will now be understood that the tray in either form of the inventionmay have either a cigar or cigarette holder attached or secured to it orthat the same tray might be equipped with both types of smokingappliances. Further,

it should be' understood that a tray may be equipped to mount only oneholder or it may be equipped to mount a plurality of holders. For eachpassage i3 provided in a tray the latter is adapted for mounting oneholder. with a plurality of holders and tubes a plurality of people mayuse the same tray at one time as for example where they are seated abouta bridge table.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention what I claim is:

1. An ash tray base having rigidly secured thereto an upwardlyprojecting tube at an inclination to and directed toward the verticalaxis of the base, said tube having a. shoulder, a spring seated on theshoulder, a holder formed with a flange resting on the upper end of thespring, said holder being normally adapted to retain a. cigarettetherein and being adapted to release a short stub of said cigarette whenthe sleeve is moved toward said base whereby said stub so ejected canonly fall within the tray, an angular opening extending from the outsidewall to the upper surface of the bottom of the tray, a 1101-- lowcoupling extending into said opening and in communication with the tube,and a flexible conduit having a mouthpiece at one end thereof, and saidconduit being connected with said coupling whereby a person remotelypositioned from the ash tray can smoke a cigarette within the holder.

2. An ash tray base having rigidly secured thereto an upwardlyprojecting tube extending above the top surface of the base at aninclination to and directed toward the vertical axis of the base, aholder mounted on the upper end 01' the tube and forming a socketnormally adapted to retain a cigarette therein and adapted to release ashort stub of said cigarette when said holder is moved toward the basewhereby said stub so ejected can only fall within the tray, 9.communicating passage extending from the outside wall to the uppersurface of the base, said passage comprising two portions meeting at anangle of less than 180 and communicating with said tube, a hollowcoupling connected to the base and in communication with said opening,and a flexible conduit having a mouthpiece at one end thereof, saidconduit being connected with said coupling whereby a person remotelypositioned from the ash tray can smoke a cigarette within the holder.

3. An ash tray base having rigidly secured thereto a holder for acigarette, said holder projecting upwardly at an inclination to anddirect ed toward the vertical axis of the base. said holderbeingnormally adapted to retain a cigarette therein and including meansadapted to release a short stub of said cigarette whereby the stub whenso ejected can only fall within the tray, an angular opening extendingfrom the outside wall to the upper surface of the bottom of the tray andcommunicating with said holder, a hollow coupling connected to the baseand in communication with said opening, and a flexible conduit having amouthpiece at one end thereof, said conduit being connected with saidcoupling whereby a person remotely positioned from the ash tray cansmoke a cigarette within the holder.

JAMES P. KIIERNAN.

